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Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by distances »

ex3ndr wrote: post #23
gouggoug wrote: post #20

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I never built my own gaming PC. Teenager me had the knowledge and patience to build one and would have loved too, but didn't have the money at the time. Adult me doesn't have the patience, nor the knowledge anymore, but has the money. I'm also less interested in those huge, full of fancy glowing RGB lights, gaming rigs and more interested in something small, silent and discreet. So, in so many words, I can't compare,…

Building PC in 2020 is so easy - like two cables, chase, cpu, ram and video. Drive is probably just m2. So much easier than back in the day.

It's very easy indeed, but will still take hours for component research and hours for building (for a first-timer). It makes sense if you like this kind of thing. If you're not into it, buying prebuilt is a valid option.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by gouggoug »

shasts wrote: post #69
gouggoug wrote: post #12

Sort-of-ish related: A few years back they started making gaming PCs. I was looking for something slick, discreet, but still fairly powerful. I bought a Corsair One, and I've been super happy since then. It's exactly what I wanted and I haven't had any issues with it. So if you were looking at their gaming PCs, you now know 1 random HN reader is super satisfied and recommends them.

Can Corsair One run Linux? I have heard that water cooling software for example does not have Linux support.

I managed to install Ubuntu without trouble, but I've seen complains online about subpar Linux support.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by deaddodo »

distances wrote: post #71
ex3ndr wrote: post #23

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Building PC in 2020 is so easy - like two cables, chase, cpu, ram and video. Drive is probably just m2. So much easier than back in the day.

It's very easy indeed, but will still take hours for component research and hours for building (for a first-timer). It makes sense if you like this kind of thing. If you're not into it, buying prebuilt is a valid option.

Eh, IDK. It'll definitely take some research, to maximize everything. But there's so much uniformity these days, that you could figure out your build in an hour or two. And, if you're not going for SFF or the like, have a build complete in less than 30-45 minutes after watching a YouTube video.

This isn't the 90's/00's where you had to match graphics interfaces, FSB timing, RAM sockets/timing, modular vs cabled PSUs, set jumpers, configure components' master/slave relationships, run molex's/splitters, maximize board fans, clump case/button/etc connectors, terminate sockets, etc, etc.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by genocidicbunny »

ianai wrote: post #46
genocidicbunny wrote: post #37

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That was when Corsair was rebranding Seasonic PSUs, which were some of the best on the market at the time. I still have the 750W Corsair PSU I put into my first gaming rig over a decade ago. It's still perfectly usable and produces good power, even after years and years of heavy usage.

Any idea on who’s the best psu manufacturer now?

Sorry no, my last PSU purchase was 8 years ago -- an 850W modular Corsair PSU, and since then I basically have had zero worries about PSUs. As such, I haven't kept up with the market.

Back in the day I'd have told you to look at HardOCP PSU reviews, but that's long gone now.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by aetherspawn »

rhinoceraptor wrote: post #60
aetherspawn wrote: post #57

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I second this. The level of integration in a custom case is not even comparable to an enterprise business desktop. I finally bought a Dell Precision 5810 and it blew my mind how professional the entire case was. Every single little thing had a dust guard, or a clip, or a wire holder or its own little cooling fan. The graphics cards had support brackets. The hard drive bays had these fantastic multi-fit caddies, and t…

The downside of that integration is it makes upgrading much more fraught. For example, if you want to add or upgrade a video card, you might need to replace the PSU. But you might find that the PSU is a non-standard size, or that it has non-standard connectors.

I have actually by now upgraded nearly every single component and not had any issues, for example I changed the Quadro K2000 to a FirePro W7100 which required external power, added a WiFi card, added 116GB more RAM, etc. Sure, the PSU is a proprietary form factor, but that has its own advantages in the packaging i.e. this one interlocks into the case in such a way that there isn't any cable management to be done and it has a push-to-release mechanism that allows it to be switched out in around 5 seconds without unplugging anything. Yes, if I needed to source a replacement I'd have to do some digging and find a DELL one specifically, but it's a trade-off to be aware of.

At the moment there are 20+ DELL precision workstations on Gumtree in just my local suburb.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by genocidicbunny »

esgwpl wrote: post #68
ericd wrote: post #50

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Do you know if they make their own in-house now? For example: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supp...

As far as I know Corsair only design PSUs, the actual manufacturing are all outsourced to Chinese or Taiwanese OEMs. Edit: as for the unit you linked, it's manufactured by Flextronics[0] [0] https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-ax1600i-psu,540...

Don't think they ever manufactured their own -- they always rebranded OEM PSUs. The value add that Corsair had was their warranty and support.

My anecdote of Corsair support: My northbridge memory controller (yeah, when those were a thing) died unbeknownst to me. I just experienced it as a huge memory error rate. When I contacted them asking if they had any idea how to test if it was the memory controller or the RAM, Corsair sent me a couple of sticks of validated (as in, they stress tested it to make sure it was good) RAM to test with, along with a free RMA label in case it ended up being the RAM itself. It ended up being the motherboard, and I returned the RAM, but the fact that they were willing to send me hardware to test with without any real obligation on my part to return it was amazing to me.

This is partially why I am a little worried about a Corsair IPO. I know they've gotten bigger and more 'distant' as a brand in the years since my experience, but I can't help feel that once public, they will swing even further away from that experience, driven to chase profits and short-term success. And that saddens me, because to me Corsair has for a long time been one of the 'good guys' and I cannot help but feel that's going to go away.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by wheybags »

shasts wrote: post #69
gouggoug wrote: post #12

Sort-of-ish related: A few years back they started making gaming PCs. I was looking for something slick, discreet, but still fairly powerful. I bought a Corsair One, and I've been super happy since then. It's exactly what I wanted and I haven't had any issues with it. So if you were looking at their gaming PCs, you now know 1 random HN reader is super satisfied and recommends them.

Can Corsair One run Linux? I have heard that water cooling software for example does not have Linux support.

I use a corsair aio in a custom build. It's fine. It's exactly the same as using an aio on windows without installing icue (their device management software, which is pretty shit). You can't set custom fan / pump speed curves, but the defaults are fine. I'm cooling a 3950x and I've had no issues with temperature. You also can't adjust the LEDs but whatever.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by dogma1138 »

tylerhou wrote: post #40
dogma1138 wrote: post #29

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The One is actually a pretty good deal if you want something of that form factor that isn’t a laptop in a box. It’s completely water cooled and the majority of the parts are reusable/pc compatible. Building something of that small factor will cost you a lot in exotic and custom parts. For what it is the markup isn’t actually terrible it’s pretty cheap considering it costs about as much or even less than some standard…

SFF build will not cost you more, unless you custom watercool it. Custom watercooling is only necessary if you're going for a super optimized build. SFF cases are around $250-300, which is $150-200 more than a similar-quality ATX case. SFF CPU coolers are around the same price. SFF PSUs and motherboards have a small markup over ATX. For example, here's a build for $3600. The GPU is not watercooled, though, since you…

I’m running a 9900K and a 2080ti in a Ghost S1 with a few top hats custom loop and 2 240 rads, the Corsair isn’t a worse deal at that point.

That build cost quite a bit more than a Corsair One at similar specs.

It’s possible to build an SFF build for cheaper, it will be very hard to do so for the same spec as the One.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by philjohn »

ianai wrote: post #46
genocidicbunny wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was when Corsair was rebranding Seasonic PSUs, which were some of the best on the market at the time. I still have the 750W Corsair PSU I put into my first gaming rig over a decade ago. It's still perfectly usable and produces good power, even after years and years of heavy usage.

Any idea on who’s the best psu manufacturer now?

It varies by model, check out Johnny Guru's reviews, they dismantle them and figure out who the OEM is.
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